Manged to get some more time to work on the car last week, and pretty happy with the progress that was made.
First off was getting the brakelines P-clipped in place.
My dad finished the first rear brake caliper bracket and also made the second one too
Handbrakes cables were purchased and bracket made and fitted.
So now the rear brakes are all complete (all except some longer wheel studs to fit the mags when they go on the car)
Here are some of the details of the parts used to go from sierra drums to disc brakes:
2 times rear calipers from a 1988 crx (also common to most early model civics and some smaller fwd nissans)
2 times rear brake cables from a 3door EG civic
2 times rear brake discs from a nissan pirmera (same thickness as civic but with correct offset and about 10mm more diameter.) Redrilled to suit ford 4*108 stud pattern
2 times spacers for under the hub (replaces where the drum backing plate used to be)
2 times custom caliper brackets
In the process saved about 3.5kg from each side. (A fair bit of unsprung mass and alot of rotating mass too)
Also got the fuel tank fitted into its final resting place
Car is ready for travel to Mcgregors now for some alterations to the steering rack placement and new aero shaped wishbones.
Here are some photo show I have actually done some work.
